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Classic Kyiv Duo Summer Tour Dates – UKby Rob Howard |
The Classic Kyiv Duo - accordionists Igor Sayenko and Oleksiy Kolomoiets – next week begin their annual summer tour of the UK. Igor and Oleksiy, from the Ukraine, are both virtuoso accordionists from Kiev. In 2006 they both graduated from the National Music Academy of the Ukraine in Kiev, and have since pursued careers in music. Oleksiy plays in the National Radio Ukraine Orchestra, and Igor in the National Philharmonic of Ukraine. They have been touring the UK annually since 2006, using their talents to raise money for the Chernobyl Nuclear Appeal whilst building up a substantial following and reputation in the process. Their concert programme includes: C.M. Widor – ‘Toccata’ (from Organ Symphony No 5), S. Prokofiev – ‘Dance of Knights and Marsch’, T. Bor – ‘McMozart's Eine Kleine Bricht Moonlicht Nicht Musik’, P. Heidrich – ‘Happy Birthday variations’, G. Bizet – F. Waxman – ‘Carmen-Fantasy’, A. Gaidenko – ‘Under the River Seine’, A. Khachaturian – ‘Sabre Dance’, A. Babadjanyan – ‘Elegy’ (in commemoration of A. Khachaturian), V. Novikov – ‘Rozpryagayte khlopcy koney’ (variation based on Ukrainian folk song), and N. Rimsky-Korsakov–V. Zubitsky – ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’. Tour dates: Sunday July 15th - Fareham Tuesday July 17th – North Staffs Accordion Club Wednesday July 18th – Lindum Accordion Club Thursday July 19th - New Mill, Christ Church Monday July 23rd - Black Country Accordion Club Wednesday July 25th – Stockport Accordion Club Saturday July 28th - Faversham Assembly rooms (morning) Saturday July 28th - Thurrock Accordion Club (evening) Thursday July 31st - Thurso Wednesday August 1st - Dornoch Thursday August 2nd - Fortrose, Saint Andrew’s Friday August 3rd - Dumbarton Saturday August 4th - Doune Monday August 6th – Broughton, Oxon Wednesday August 8th - Felsted Thursday August 9th - Chelmsford Friday August 10th - Great Dunmow Sunday August 12th – Hoddesdon For further information email: saenkoi@ukr.net |